Give a brief summary of the inferno (dante’s inferno)

In Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the poet and pilgrim Dante embarks on a spiritual journey. Guided by the soul of the Roman poet Virgil, Dante travels down through the nine circles of Hell and witnesses the punishments eternally suffered by the souls of deceased sinners.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

option 2

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